Wayne The Punk
Striker
First of all Hutch was the replacement for Summerbee with a change of system and we reached our highest finishes without Johnston so its a bit harsh to say he wasn't replaced. If you look at Peter Reid's signings as a collective they were magnificent. You don't get a team from the jaws of the third division to second top of the premier league capable of beating anyone home and away without being excellent in the transfer market. He got it wrong from the summer of 2001 with a shit window and didn't replace Quinn and ultimately he paid the price. However its wholly wrong to say he was poor in the transfer market, the progress the club made under him proves that.
In the latter years he constantly claimed he had money to spend and didnt. Then Flo, how in the name of god could he have even thought that would work. Hutch was not a replacement for Summerbee, he may have played wide on occasions, we never replaced him. So we didnt replace Summerbee, we didnt replace Hutch, we didnt replace Quinn and we didnt replace Bridges, I will let you off with the Johnson one, but we will never know how good he may/may not have been in the top flight, I might even add Makin to that list
Reid gave me the best years of being a supporter, but he certainly didnt have a plan for the future when his team was disintegrating.